Various Watchmen Graphic Novel Fonts
Could you folks help me identify (or find the closest real world matches to) many of the fonts used in the Watchmen graphic novel? I understand that many of these fonts are hand drawn, but again, what I’m looking for are their closest real world counterparts. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!
1) The End Is Nigh:
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2) Gunga Diner:
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3) New York Gazette:
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4) New Frontiersman:
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5) Happy Harry’s:
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6) Nova Express:
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7) Pale Horse:
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8) Rafael’s:
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9) Gordon’s Gin:
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10) Tales of the Black Freighter:
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11) Veidt A:
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12) Veidt B:
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13) Mason’s Auto Repairs:
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14) Rockefeller Military Research Center:
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15) The Times They Are A’Changing:
17.Aug.2008 10.37pm
zap, here’s a start for the first 5.
if you use the ’insert image’, it makes things a bit easier to ID these. ;)
1. Hand lettered, not a font — lots of sans fonts are similar, including Granby.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef/granby/
2. Hand lettered, not a font
3. Hand Lettered, closest to Cloister Black
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/cloister-black/
4. Helvetica Black
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/helvetica/black/
5. Hand lettered, not a font
17.Aug.2008 10.39pm
6-9 are all hand-lettered, not fonts.
17.Aug.2008 10.42pm
You might want to check out Comicraft.
17.Aug.2008 10.50pm
13 and 14 are also hand-lettered
Besides Comicraft, here are some good comic book resources.
http://www.ninjalettering.com/
http://kleinletters.com/
http://www.blambot.com/
17.Aug.2008 11.10pm
Okay, I’ve uploaded all the images to make things easier.
Also, I fully understand that many of these “fonts” were hand-lettered by the illustrator. What I’m looking for are the closest real world counterparts to these hand-lettered “fonts.”
17.Aug.2008 11.37pm
10. A fattened Caslon Antique
17.Aug.2008 11.39pm
15. Hobo, dunno, Computer, Helvetica
17.Aug.2008 11.43pm
8. Digital Delivery is quite similar.
17.Aug.2008 11.48pm
7. Battle Pack